Artists in Education

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$750

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Dover-Eyota Public Schools

Recipient Type

K-12 Education

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2013

End Date

March 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Olmsted

Project Overview

Artists in Education

Project Details

Brass Day with the Copper Street Brass Quintet

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance, literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer, public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: visual artist, former business director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist, former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician, general manager City of Rochester Music Department; Deb Wasmund: visual artist, coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright, songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$750

Other Funds Leveraged

$2,250

Direct expenses

$3,000

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students/community will learn more about brass ensemble and the varied musical repertoire it is capable of presenting. Music parents will see increased value in supporting such programs. Enthusiasm for concerts will grow. Student/faculty/community feedback and data collected in future concerts.Primarily a written band director and student feedback survey to measure overall reaction to the program, best portions, and to solicit ideas for improvement. The Copper Street Brass Quintet invites conversation from the students after class. All portions of the residency are recorded to use in reflection and evaluation.

Measurable Outcome(s)

They were inspired! Students loved the Copper Street Brass Quintet.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Don Andring, Julie Austinson, Hannah Brown, Bruce Klaehn, Gene Loftus, Dan Johnson, Ron Pagel, Todd Peterson, Molly Rieke

Project Manager

Todd

Rowekamp

Dover-Eyota Public Schools

615 South Ave SW

Eyota